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JACKSON — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba approached the podium at City Hall late last September to announce a policy that would "put us well on the trajectory of being the radical city that we hav...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000#Businesses, insurers target 'phantom' #Health costs http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=businesses+insurers+target+phantom+health+costs+&cc=us
Cary Silverman, an attorney representing the American Tort Reform Association, told lawmakers that Florida should not allow juries to consider what health-care providers bill for services when conside...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Tort reform, or limits on lawsuit damages, is back http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=tort+reform+or+limits+on+lawsuit+damages+is+back+&cc=us
It's back, the perennial effort by the business lobby to limit damages that can be assessed when people are injured by negligence, malpractice and other wrongs. Republican Sen. Bart Hester introduced ...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Medical errors rise as tort reform limits liability http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=medical+errors+rise+as+tort+reform+limits+liability+&cc=us
For more than 40 years throughout the United States, various health care and insurance industries, backed by big business, have worked hard to push what they call “tort reform,” particularly in the ar...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Analysis: Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=analysis%3A+tort+reform+is+back+at+the+mississippi+capitol+&cc=us
Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol. That term is the shorthand for a yearslong, multistate campaign by business groups to reduce lawsuit verdicts. In Mississippi, it climaxed in a 2004 ...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Legislators discuss #Insurance ‘letters of protection,’ new villain in tort reform http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=legislators+discuss+insurance+letters+of+protection+new+villain+in+tort+reform+&cc=us
“All we asking is that jurors understand the games that are being played in front of them.” There’s a new villain in the tort reform wars — the LOP, or letter of protection. Tort reform ...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000#Republican lawmakers try again for tort reform http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=republican+lawmakers+try+again+for+tort+reform+&cc=us
JEFFERSON CITY — The tug of war continues. A series of bills that would restrict the ability to create mass lawsuits has been supported year after year by corporations and associations including Monsa...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000MO: Joinder Tort Reform Bill Filed Again http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=mo%3A+joinder+tort+reform+bill+filed+again+&cc=us
For the past several years, tort reform advocates in Missouri have filed bills to restrict mass tort filings. One of those bills has been filed again. The Houston Herald explains: Now a Senate bill, s...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Former Missouri lawmaker's testimony raises lobbying questions http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=former+missouri+lawmakers+testimony+raises+lobbying+questions+&cc=us
On Tuesday, Corlew testified before the Senate's Government Reform panel in favor of a law promoted by the American Tort Reform Association. He said he testified as an attorney, not as a lobbyist for ...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000'Landowners' Tort Reform Bill Would Mean 'Safe Zones' for Crime, Critics Say http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=landowners+tort+reform+bill+would+mean+safe+zones+for+crime+critics+say+&cc=us
JACKSON — Mississippi senators delighted the business community last week when they passed a bill to cut down on lawsuits against property owners, but strong opposition remains among law enforcement, ...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol. http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=tort+reform+is+back+at+the+mississippi+capitol+&cc=us
That term is the shorthand for a yearslong, multistate campaign by business groups to reduce lawsuit verdicts. In Mississippi, it climaxed in a 2004 special legislative session in which lawmakers limi...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000Analysis: Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol | Charlotte Observer http://autotraffic.fullcontentrss.com/?q=analysis%3A+tort+reform+is+back+at+the+mississippi+capitol+%7C+charlotte+observer+&cc=us
Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol. That term is the shorthand for a yearslong, multistate campaign by business groups to reduce lawsuit verdicts. In Mississippi, it climaxed in a 2004 spe...]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:20:39 +0000